The newer tokai guitars.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:14 am

hey all,
i've been wanting to get something with humbuckers again. don't seem to have a guitar with any in or at least a decent bucker in it. i've noticed a shop local to me is selling these.

lank
anyone played or tried one? i know benecol has the tokai sg, but can't remember which model.
they seem to have good review, pitched a bit higher than an epiphone standard.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:27 am

The MIJ ones (identified by two screw trussrod covers) are amazing. The Korean ones (three screw covers) aren't much different from Epiphones. Save another Â£100 and go MIJ; for the money, there's a huge difference.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:37 am

thanks for the info, mr b. will have a look into it. the distributor is down the road in sheffield and apparently you can ring up and get pretty good deals on stuff.

izodiak · Post by **izodiak** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:41 am

Progrockabuse wrote:thanks for the info, mr b. will have a look into it. the distributor is down the road in sheffield and apparently you can ring up and get pretty good deals on stuff.

If You go by or ring him up.. Can You ask about the firebird clone,that looks nice.. and the price on the two pickup model.
That would be super nice.
this one
I am starting to like the strange looks of it.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:57 am

You want this cove. He's a gent, up your way, and has some lovely Tokais for fair prices. I don't think he's actually got premises, but when I spoke to him, he was happy to meet me at his lockup for me to try a few. He also might take a trade.

That Firebird is nice, but Korean. I can't stress this enough: to see what all the fuss is about with Tokais, you need to buy a Japanese one.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:29 am

benecol wrote:The MIJ ones (identified by two screw trussrod covers) are amazing. The Korean ones (three screw covers) aren't much different from Epiphones. Save another Â£100 and go MIJ; for the money, there's a huge difference.

for the extra Â£100 or so could you not pickup a Gibson studio/special?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:45 am

You could, but why? Tokais knock the spots off the grown-up Gibsons, never mind their Tesco Value range.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:56 pm

benecol wrote:You could, but why? Tokais knock the spots off the grown-up Gibsons, never mind their Tesco Value range.

not professing one to be better than the other just the choice.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:12 pm

Gibsons would definitely have better resale; rightly or wrongly it's a fact.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:30 pm

Resale-wise, undoubtedly, but there's a world of difference between a Â£500 Tokai and a Â£500 Gibson.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:31 pm

True dat, I'm no fan, personally. I'd rather go for a solid Epiphone every time.

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:46 pm

I'm not an expert at all on Gibson-type guitars or Tokai. But for the price of the Tokai japanese range you could get a Burny Les Paul, which as I said I'm no expert on but the reviews online look good and some of the range they have had on ebay look awesome.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:49 pm

I thought everyone on the internet was an expert?

Yeah I'm in the same quandry. Need a Les Paul, a really good one, to fulfill my 70s rock dreams. I'm currently erring towards an 82 Ibanez Artist in hooker red on ebay.

argylelewis · Post by **argylelewis** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:54 pm

Everyone certainly seems to be

If it was me and I was going to get anything but a Gibson. I think based onr eviews etc I'd be looking at this beauty

http://www.guitarmaniacs.de/gallery_pic ... NpnCcr.jpg

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:57 pm

argylelewis wrote:I'm not an expert at all on Gibson-type guitars or Tokai. But for the price of the Tokai japanese range you could get a Burny Les Paul, which as I said I'm no expert on but the reviews online look good and some of the range they have had on ebay look awesome.

Burny are another good Japanese Gibson cloning brand. So yes, for the price of a Tokai, yu could buy a Burny. Or a Greco, or an Edwards, or an Orville etc etc.

Mike, I'm not (much) of a corksniffer, but Tokais are definitely a cut above Epis, not that I've not played a few nice Epis. Tim, you have a PM incoming...

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:03 pm

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:06 pm

You obviously like it, since you've taken your trousers off.

Is it the Vintage?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:10 pm

Have I missed a trick here, what's going on there?

Anyway at some point I'll get my act together and pick up Rob's Gold-Top.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:11 pm

i went out this morning, spent a lot of time going between a nice tokai lemon top, epiphone les paul ultra and a couple of the vintage les pauls.
this one felt and sounded the nicest out of the lot. great crunchy rock sounds a plenty and the worn look is quite tasteful.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:13 pm

Not the brand 'Vintage'? I hate them!